‘The team is very professional, dedicated and well organised.’

‘Nikolai Gouginski is an excellent lawyer with significant experience. He has outstanding knowledge and provides solid advice on complex matters.’

‘The team involved in the banking practice has exquisite negotiation skills and provide professional legal advice on any issues that occur while drafting and executing finance documents. They are capable of keeping any deadline, no matter how tight it is. With their help, we have managed to overcome several obstacles in finance structures.’

‘Georgi Tzvetkov and Kaloyan Krumov – both outstanding professionals. We have worked with them both as advisers to the bank and as advisers to our clients. In both cases – the advice they provide is always in the best interest of their client, but still structured in a way to be acceptable to the other side, which makes closing transactions easier. Georgi is a great negotiator – always capable of proving his point in a firm, yet in diplomatic way.’

‘DGKV can deliver top products unmatched by their local peers; they work fast, are committed to success, understand clients’ commercial needs and act appropriately.’

‘I like the depth of their team. They are a large firm with a range of practice areas headed by partners. They have a good number of lawyers, giving you confidence that they can staff larger and more complex deals properly.‘

‘They are friendly and easy to work with.’

‘I have worked with them on several transactions, and I am very impressed by their diligence. They are hard-working and thorough. ’

‘Valentin Bojilov is super-smart and very hard-working and diligent. Even when grilled by partners of London firms, he stands up perfectly and always prevails in arguments about how things work.’

‘We were impressed with the great professionalism and devotion of DGKV and its employees towards their work. In addition, we work closely with the following lawyers of DGKV: Angel Ganev, a partner at the law firm, who is extremely experienced in the field of procedural proceedings, arbitration proceedings and others; Anton Krustev, a counsel who is a recognised expert in the process of legal representation in the field of energy law; Gergana Monovska, a senior associate who is extremely highly qualified in the field of procedural proceedings, arbitration proceedings and others.’

‘Djingov, Gouginski, Kyutchukov & Velichkov provides our company with services mainly in the field of advice on energy and natural resources projects. It provides highly-professional services from experienced lawyers having the expertise and motivation to meet the best criteria for quality of the work. DGKV delivers timely, exhaustive and competent legal advice discussed from different perspectives and observing the highest standards in the area which makes this practice unique.’

‘DGKV’s energy and natural resources practice represents one of the most experienced teams on the Bulgarian legal market. The law firm has the expertise to provide full scope assistance to clients interested in investing in the energy sector in Bulgaria. DGKV has highly-qualified and experienced lawyers who spend significant time on energy matters.’

‘DGKV boasts an impressive record of energy sector transactions and an unprecedented list of energy sector clients.’

‘Milan Pandev is one of the best professionals of law in the field of energy. He has developed extensive expertise in the power and oil and gas sectors in Bulgaria. Milan is a highly knowledgeable practitioner of energy law.‘

‘Yassen Spassov has specific expertise in energy and environmental law issues and solid experience in energy and utilities, including construction of new power facilities, power generation and gas distribution, trade in electricity and gas.’

‘The team, managed by Milan Pandev, showed themselves as professionals and was very proactive.’

‘I would mention proactivity and fast response of all team members. We worked closely with Kaloyan Krumov and Yassen Spassov. Mr Spassov prepared for us a very useful legal framework overview concerning our project and Mr Krumov provided great support, from preparation to land acquisition.’

‘They have in-depth local knowledge in Bulgaria. They are also very commercial and resolutive.’

‘Extremely commercial, always willing to help, very approachable and extremely knowledgable of local law.’

‘One of the strongest teams in Bulgaria. Full-service law firm with a multidisciplinary approach.’

‘Kalina Tchakarova is the relationship partner. Always available, always prompt. Very clear in her advice.’

‘General business law firm with an excellent IP department. Our obvious choice for 15 years.’

‘The IP team – led by the extremely experienced and competent, always sovereign, reliable and trustworthy Kalina Tchakarova – is strengthened in a very pleasant way by young, dynamic and highly-responsive employees, namely Patritsiya Cherkezova and Elena Ivanova. Clients also appreciate the excellent strategic advice and reasonable prices.’

‘This practice provides great advice and has vast experience.’

‘Nikolai Gouginsky is very focused and efficient, providing great advice and excellent legal services.’

‘I like the depth of their team. They are a large firm with a range of practice areas headed by partners. They have a good number of lawyers, giving you confidence that they can staff larger and more complex deals properly.’

‘Valentin Bojilov is super-smart and very hard-working and diligent. Even when grilled by partners of London firms, he stands up perfectly and always prevails in arguments about how things work.’

‘The team, managed by Milan Pandev, showed itself as professional and very proactive.’

‘I should mention proactivity and fast response of all team members. We worked closely with Kaloyan Krumov and Yassen Spassov. Mr Spassov prepared for us a very useful legal framework overview concerning our project and Mr Krumov provided great support under preparation to land acquisition.’

‘The best experience on the market combined with the largest team of qualified professionals brings the legal product to unmatched level of quality.’

‘Stephan Kyutchukov is an outstanding professional with a visionary approach to every transaction.’

‘DGKV has a capable team of talented senior and junior lawyers with a very strong academic background and great experience, with skills in finding the most appropriate solution for our company and always available to respond to our requests.’

‘Kaloyan Krumov is a multi-talented lawyer with a profound knowledge of Bulgarian law.’

‘The real estate team is very reliable and proactive. They are the best legal professionals in this field that I have worked with.’

‘I work mostly with Stephan Kyutchukov and Nikolina Stefanova. They are very detail-oriented and always open to finding the best legal solutions.’

‘They are the team with the most valuable experience and resources on the market to carry off any transaction, no matter how complex it may be. Stephan Kyutchukov is an outstanding professional with a unmatched approach to every transaction.’

‘This practice is both legally very qualified (as we would expect) but also very commercial and practical in their approach (offering very solid business advice). Their level of proactivity, responsiveness and business focus was also impressive.’

‘Perfect team spirit and brilliant results. I have been working with Nikolina Stefanova from DGKV since 2017. Her dedication, focus on details and ability to step into clients’ shoes, in combination with her knowledge of the local construction process, provided a really full package of services.’

‘Excellent market overview; high level of expertise in the field of telecommunications law and related data protection issues. ’

‘Violetta Kunze stands out for her outstanding committment to excellent work; very reliable and thorough in her work.’

‘A solid practice and detail-oriented service.‘

‘DGKV’s transport and infrastructure practice is one of the leading and the largest teams on the Bulgarian legal market. DGKV is able to deliver profound knowledge and time sensitive legal advice to the global aviation, marine, rail and shipping industries.‘

‘Milan Pandev is one of the best professionals for his vast experience in handling large-scale projects. He offers broad experience in transport and infrastructure matters and manages his team well. Milan is one of the most reliable lawyers in the region, extremely professional, responsive and always on the top of the issues. Lilia Kisseva has broad experience in the fields of general corporate, M&A and transportation. She is an excellent adviser. Lilia is professional and thoughtful.’